Dehumidifiers are designed to reduce the relative humidity in an occupied space.  Too much humidity can lead to many problems, affecting peoples health, the buildings in which they live in, furniture, paintings, documents and other precious items.

Excess humidity in a room can cause mould and mildew to form on walls and ceilings, making a room very quickly look old and need regularly re-painting.  This mould and mildew is no good for allergy suffers especially people who suffer from quite bad asthma, encouraging dust mite breeding.  The excess moisture in the air can also provoke the synptoms of arthritis sufferers, cause much higher heating bills than expected and even major structural damage to the homes they live in.

A dehumidifier can solve this problem of excess humidity in the room, these simple to use, discrete boxes can be put anywhere in the house and as long as there is a good flow of air throughout the whole house then the moisture will flow towards the dehumidifier creating a much more pleasant atmosphere throughout the whole house.

20-40% of houses across the UK suffer from an excessive humidity problem, this could be caused by poor ventilation in the house or a number of other problems, a dehumidfier can sort this out, and with prices starting at £99  there are very few reasons not to get one if you are suffering from an excessive humidity problem

Which Dehumidifier?

If you have a humidity problem and have read the above text you will probably be wondering which dehumidifier is best for me?  In the UK Dehumidifiers vary between two main types - Desiccant (Silent) Or Compressor (Domestic).  Choosing which dehumidifier is the best one for you is simple

Desiccant - These Dehumidifiers are great for the changing seasons of the UK.  Dehumidifiers that work with the desiccant system have packets of material like Silica Gel inside them, these absorb moisture and then a heater in the system makes this evaporate and collect in a bucket or drain away, these are best for bedrooms as they are so quiet or for anywhere where the heating will not be on for any great period of time, like a garage or on a boat.

Domestic - These dehumidifiers work in a similar way to an air conditioning unit with a compressor and refrigerant making coils coil and condensing water against them, this is a great system but works best when it is warm in the room to make more water condense. As we are in the UK, Dehumidifiers of this sort need the heating to be on whilst they are in use, which makes them best for use in homes centrally throughout the day.  The Industrial Dehumidifiers we use also work on this same principal but on a larger scale.